Sod yer new fangled dangled bells and whistles 'Adventure' bikes

[Humbug]

This one's going to have some real adventures. If it breaks down I'll just hit it with a hammer!

It's going to the Gambia in Fanum's (and the original team's) footsteps/tyre tracks this October.

Just need some decent LED spots for it, a new battery, tyres, exhaust, some gaffer tape and cable ties and I'm ready to roll. Is there anything else I need to consider?

 

[(RIP) drillam]

psychiatrist report

kidding, good luck to you mate

 

[tuftywhite]

That's a beauty, a predator!

I wish mine had never been stolen. If you're wanting some advice (and you're not) you get an extra 4-8 mph after an oil change, and it's worth changing the rear shocks - transforms the handling!

If only I had one in my stable.

 

[chad]

This one's going to have some real adventures. If it breaks down I'll just hit it with a hammer!

It's going to the Gambia in Fanum's (and the original team's) footsteps/tyre tracks this October.

Just need some decent LED spots for it, a new battery, tyres, exhaust, some gaffer tape and cable ties and I'm ready to roll. Is there anything else I need to consider?

superb AGGRESSIVE up to date styling

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

Nice one Humbug - enjoy

Andres

 

[Fanum]

Brim the tank.....straight up to 3rd gear, do 76 miles, run out, stop.
Brim the tank.....straight up to 3rd gear, do 76 miles, run out, stop.
Brim the tank.....straight up to 3rd gear, do 76 miles, run out, stop.
Brim the tank.....straight up to 3rd gear, do 76 miles, run out, stop.


.............repeat until you get there

Fantastic trip, chill and enjoy

PS ya know those seat tidier things they put on the back of car seats?
Get one of those, or a pouch or bag of some sort, and attach securely to the inside of the foot guard plastics.....fill with nuts, dried fruit, jelly babies and wine gums

Make sure you have clothing that will let you cover EVERY INCH of your skin, including long socks to cover over your ankles, a long sleeved T shirt, light buff etc.......you will be riding along two tank's worth (that's how you judge distance ion this trip) of dyke wall on the Senegalese/Mauritanian border, and the mossies are like soup in the air

I could go on for pages on what to expect, but it really would spoil it.....just go with an open mind, be prepared to walk away from the group and kick a rock, swear a bit and go back with a smile.....start each day afresh and remember that your biggest assets to getting through it will be a warm open smile and a handshake

You'll come back a different person, but you won't see it until after you're back

Well done, good luck and don't forget it's pavlova for tea tomorrow (in joke from Trip1)

 

[Ogmios]

Brim the tank.....straight up to 3rd gear, do 76 miles, run out, stop.
Brim the tank.....straight up to 3rd gear, do 76 miles, run out, stop.
Brim the tank.....straight up to 3rd gear, do 76 miles, run out, stop.

~~~ Mine did 86 miles- but it was prepped by Devons finest specialists.

Fantastic trip, chill and enjoy

~~~ best advice. Ever.

PS ya know those seat tidier things they put on the back of car seats?
....fill with nuts, dried fruit, jelly babies and wine gums

~~~ I used a bum bag and also discovered you can use Mars Bars as currency with your fellow lunatics.

......you will be riding along two tank's worth (that's how you judge distance ion this trip) of dyke wall on the Senegalese/Mauritanian border, and the mossies are like soup in the air

~~~ unless Denis insists on going on the Piste. STILL good advice though.

... go with an open mind, be prepared to walk away from the group and kick a rock, swear a bit and go back with a smile.....

~~~ i was going to suggest industrial grade ear plugs, and if they dont work - a short length of 2x4 and a small shovel for burying the body - but Fanums is quite right.

Well done, good luck and don't forget it's pavlova for tea tomorrow (in joke from Trip1)

~~~ otherwise "red with lumps" most days.

.....

 

[oblertone]

You need ...

... some seat bling

 

[Hairnet600]

yer all mad

wanna do that some day

on a passola

respec

 

[oblertone]

Personally ...

Just need some decent LED spots for it, a new battery, tyres, exhaust, some gaffer tape and cable ties and I'm ready to roll. Is there anything else I need to consider

... I wouldn't bother with LED spots, you shouldn't be riding after dark in Morocco, and all the spotlights in the world won't stop the myopic bastards trying to knock you off

ps - the pavlova is still frozen, maybe tomorrow ...

 

[turnipbmw]

loved all the C90s at the Dragon this year - especially the one with the long distance tank

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

That's a beauty, a predator!

I wish mine had never been stolen. If you're wanting some advice (and you're not) you get an extra 4-8 mph after an oil change, and it's worth changing the rear shocks - transforms the handling!

If only I had one in my stable.

fuck off with your fucking 'stable' FFS!!

its a fuckin shed

 

[Humbug]

Thanks for all the excellent advice and I'll certainly take them on board.

I'm seeing a quack next week.

be prepared to walk away from the group and kick a rock, swear a bit and go back with a smile...)

So I'll be needing steel toecaps then.

..don't forget it's pavlova for tea tomorrow (in joke from Trip1)

They'll probably only get a curry from me! Should be a musical evening afterwards!

What about Camelbacks? Any good. I know it'll be important to keep hydrated.

Keep 'em coming.

 

[Ogmios]

What about Camelbacks? Any good. I know it'll be important to keep hydrated.

Keep 'em coming.

i couldn't get on with mine. sweated too much through my back.
gave up after one day and just kept a bottle of water handy. Every time the bike got refuelled / so did i.
One of the guys on the last trip filled his with cola - not a good idea - all the fizz.... fizzzed didnt help much when we stopped and he leant back on his camel and it burst - covering him in sticky fizzy cola

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

I would go for a camelbak or similar, much easier to go sip-sip-sip along the way than glug-glug every 76miles..... I use one in summer in Saudi, it is very useful. No need to have cold water, it is all the same temperature a few seconds after you swallow.

 

[oblertone]

You may find ...

... it difficult to keep a Camelback clean, as some of the places you will be staying are less than sanitary Bottled water worked well for me on both trips I completed.

 

[Ogmios]

... some of the places you will be staying are less than sanitary Bottled water worked well for me on both trips I completed.

that is a touch of understatement, that is.
Wet wipes are a godsend and 'hand sanitiser' might be a good idea.
i only got a dodgy tummy when i got as far as the hospital.